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Anthropic has released a revised version of its 'Constitution,' an 80-page document detailing the ethical principles and safety guidelines that theoretically govern its Claude chatbot.
GPTZero identified 100 hallucinated citations across 51 NeurIPS papers, a finding considered not statistically significant, though organizers note the research is not necessarily invalidated.
OpenAI has launched an age prediction feature for ChatGPT that uses behavioral signals to identify minors and automatically apply content filters to their accounts.
Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy-focused AI service that uses Trusted Execution Environments to prevent data collection and model training on user conversations.
Chai Discovery raised $130 million at a $1.3 billion valuation and partnered with Eli Lilly to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery using its proprietary Chai-2 algorithm.
Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose to lead its India business as the company prepares to open an office in Bengaluru.
OpenAI has hired three executives from Thinking Machines Lab, with two more expected to follow, while losing safety staff to Anthropic and recruiting new engineering talent.
OpenAI’s GPT 5.2 is anecdotally showing improved mathematical reasoning, with AI models now credited in 11 of 15 recently solved Erdős conjectures.
Google launched a revamped Trends Explore page featuring Gemini-powered capabilities, allowing users to automatically compare up to eight search terms on desktop starting today.
Robotics software startup Skild AI raised a $1.4 billion Series C round, pushing its valuation to more than $14 billion as investor interest in general-purpose robotic models grows.
Google launched a Gemini beta feature called Personal Intelligence that allows the AI to reason across user data in Gmail and Photos to provide proactive, context-aware responses.
OpenAI and Anthropic have launched new health-focused AI products, sparking debate over the balance between administrative efficiency and risks like data privacy and AI hallucinations.
Google updated its Veo 3.1 AI video model to support native 9:16 vertical video creation, improved character consistency, and higher-resolution upscaling for professional and consumer users.
Anthropic has launched Claude for Healthcare, a suite of tools designed to automate administrative tasks, aiming to differentiate itself from OpenAI’s consumer-focused health offerings.
Anthropic launched Cowork, a research-preview tool for Max subscribers that enables agentic file management, though the company warns it is potentially dangerous if given vague instructions.
Apple has partnered with Google to power AI features like Siri, a move that could cost the iPhone-maker around $1 billion for access to the technology.
Google appears to have removed AI Overviews for certain health-related queries following reports that the tool provided misleading medical information.
OpenAI and Handshake AI are reportedly asking contractors to upload real-world work samples to train AI models, raising significant intellectual property and confidentiality concerns.
X has restricted its Grok image-generation feature to paying subscribers following criticism from across the world, though the Grok app remains unaffected at the time of publication.
Anthropic has partnered with global insurance conglomerate Allianz to deploy its AI models and coding tools, marking another win in its push for enterprise market share.